Friday, February 9, 2018

We're back!

Happy Friday!! After a long break for the holidays, we are back at Jo's Scrap Shack with a new challenge for you. As always, we are now an Anything Goes challenge and our sponsor for the week is The Cutting Cafe.

I was given the "Skinny Tube Box Set" to work with. This is a fabulous box template! I comes with two sizes each with a plain version and a version with circle windows as well as one with heart windows. I chose the larger size and opted for the plain version as I wanted to use some patterned paper. My box measures about 1 1/4" square (though two sides are actually a tiny bit wider) and about 5 inches tall. The actual template is almost the full length of an 8x11 inch sheet of cardstock, but I wanted a shorter version, so I cut the template in half heightwise. It also comes with two lid choices; I chose the larger lid. I am going to give this to my good friend whose been having a bit of stress in her life lately and could use a little pick me up. I filled it with Dove dark chocolates, but didn't have any at the time I took the picture, so I added some peanut m&m's for props. I also figured it would give a little idea of the size of the box.

The color scheme for this box started with the "friend" tag that was sitting on my desk as part of my 'bits and pieces' stash. Then I went looking for some ribbon and discovered this purplish blue seam binding that I've had forever and have a hard time using as it is a unique shade. But, it is gorgeous and I was so happy to be able to find some patterned paper that went well with it.

That cute little patterned yellow heart was in my bits and pieces stash, too. I wanted to add a little detail to the top of the lid and had a jeweled brad in my stash (been there for a LONG time) that was just perfect. Now just to figure out what to do with the rest of the brads in that set, they're just a little bit for a card.

And one more shot of this adorable little box:

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool on Jo's blog.

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREEentries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED-

The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date and the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering

*All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOTbe eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo

10 comments:

This is wonderful Heather! What a lovely way to give chocolates, and what a wonderful thing to do for a friend 💜 Your brad is a wonderful finishing touch to the lid! Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges!Linda

Heather this is adorable! What a great gift packaging this will make for goodies! Your friend will love this. That ribbon is gorgeous!! Girl, start using it up! :)Love what you did, hope your friend definitely cheers up for sure when she receives this! Thanks for being with us still, you are an amazing designer and a beautiful friend!Hugs,Joxox

What a gorgeous gift box and tag. Truly fab. A brilliant and lovely entry for our 'Anything But a Birthday Card' challenge at Sweet Stampin'. Thanks so much for entering your gorgeous gift box in our challenge this week and come back to play again soon. Hugs, Wends xoxo Sweet Stampin' DT